Show choosing fabrics if youve decided you want gathers in your next dress heres the way to select a suitable fabric gather the material in your hands as you wo would bouldin in gathering it and see whether it lies hes in soft gathers or whether it juts out at angles it if you want pleats in your next dress you must look for a fabric that has a certain crispness or wiriness or you will constant ly have to press in your pleats it if you can crease the fabric and have the mark remain readily you can be sure the material will pleat when n you are making a woolen dress always select a light weight ht wool heavier woolens are made only for suits or coats and are somewhat difficult to work with if youve decided on an ruffles galore choose a fabric that has ha some crispness crisone ss like or gandie gandle marquisette etc also do wisely choosing a fabric that has a permanent finish for dresses with straight clas sic lines choose a material that has some body and one that will hang straight easily without too much tugging firmness of fabric Is very important here for dresses with draped effects choose a fabric that has softness but enough weight and not lot too much stiffness for dresses that have a i softness choose fabrics that seem to mold themselves easily liseray like ray on crepe or silk |